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Fire on the Earth
A daily encouragement in the faith by Peter Herbeck. fireontheearth.substack.com
Episodes
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - June 5, 2026 - Are You Afraid to Suffer for Christ?
The apostles and their followers rejoiced in the suffering they endured for the Gospel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - June 4, 2026 - Are You Ready for the Return of the Lord?
To be Christian means to live in a posture of readiness, to be awake and alert, ready for the Lord’s return. This is a public episode. If you would like to…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - June 3, 2026 - You Turned to God from Idols
The preached word calls for a response, beginning with repentance, and turning away from sin and turning to God. It is a radical new direction. This is a…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - June 2, 2026 - Affliction and Joy in the Holy Spirit
The common experience of the early Church included persecution and great joy in the Holy Spirit This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - June 1, 2026 - In Power and the Holy Spirit
The recent Pope’s remind us, in imitation of Jesus and the apostles, that the Church is born of preaching. This is a public episode. If you would like to…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - May 29, 2026: Receive the Holy Spirit
Jim shares simple insights into opening ones heart to the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - May 28, 2026: The Love of the Father and the Lordship of Jesus
The fundamental grace of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is experiential knowledge of the love of God the Father and the Lordship and Majesty of Jesus. This is…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - May 27, 2026: Transformation in the Holy Spirit
Christianity means change! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - May 26, 2026: Seeking the Fullness of the Holy Spirit
Jim shares his experience of coming into the fullness of what the Lord has promised us in the Holy Spirit. This is a public episode. If you would like to…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - May 25, 2026: The Power of Pentecost
Jim shares his inspiring testimony. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - May 22, 2026: Miracle Stories
Signs and wonders accompany those who believe. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - May 21, 2026: The Encounter School
Patrick describes the birth of the Encounter School and its primary content. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - May 20, 2026: The Power of the Prophetic Word
Patrick shares how prophetic words played a critical role in his work in ministry. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - May 19, 2026: Being Led by the Spirit
Patrick shares the experience of learning to be led by the Holy Spirit. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - May 18, 2026: Patrick's Encounter
Patrick shares his inspiring conversion story. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - May 15, 2026: Practical Tips on Discernment
Anthony provides a list of practical tips to keep in mind when seeking to discern the voice of the Holy Spirit. This is a public episode. If you would like to…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - May 14, 2026: Lord, Show Us Who You Have Chosen
Peter and Anthony discuss the story of how the apostles discerned God’s choice of Mathias to replace Judas Iscariot. This is a public episode. If you would…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - May 13, 2026: Obeying the Promptings of the Holy Spirit
Anthony underlines the importance of living with expectant faith, ready to hear and obey the leading of the Holy Spirit in our lives. This is a public episode…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - May 12, 2026: Discernment of Spirits
Anthony describes how the Holy Spirit equips the apostles and the Church today with the gift to discern between promptings of God’s Spirit and evil spirits…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - May 11, 2026: Learning to Hear His Voice
Content: Anthony Feola provides examples of discernment from the Acts of the Apostles and from his personal life. This is a public episode. If you would like…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - May 8, 2026: The Jerusalem Council
What was the issue in the first major disagreement in the Church and how was it resolved? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - May 7, 2026: Complete Joy!
Jesus reveals the secret to living in complete joy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - May 6, 2026: Ask for Whatever You Want
What two conditions are key to having our prayers answered? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - May 5, 2026: What the World Must Know
Jesus tells the apostles the most important thing being revealed through his crucifixion This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - May 4, 2026: For the One Who Loves Jesus
Jesus reveals the breathtaking promises that will be fulfilled in the lives of those who love and obey him. This is a public episode. If you would like to…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - May 1, 2026: Are You Alive in the Holy Spirit?
The normal Christian life is characterized by the presence and power of the Holy Spirit giving us a new power and a new capacity to live a new way of life…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - April 30, 2026: Let Us Open Ourselves to the Gifts of the Holy Spirit
The recent magisterium has called the entire Church to fully embrace the gifts of the Holy Spirit given to us in baptism and confirmation. This is a public…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - April 29, 2026: The Beauty of Being Baptized in the Holy Spirit
Jesus took on human flesh, brought down the kingdom of darkness, put away sin and rose to the right hand of the Father so that he could cast fire on the earth!…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - April 28, 2026: Life-Giving Repentance Comes to the Gentiles
Peter reflects on the glorious story of how salvation was brought to the Gentile world. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - April 27, 2026: Real and Lasting Transformation
Christianity means change! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - April 24, 2026: Building Missionary Community
Steve reminds us that the normal Christian life includes committed relationships of brothers and sisters in Christ, who have embraced the call to mission. This…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - April 23, 2026: Living Relationship with a Living God
Steve shares how his life was radically changed as he sought to walk in the footsteps of Jesus. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - April 22, 2026: Becoming a Disciple
Steve begins a new way of living under the Lordship of Jesus This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - April 21, 2026: God is Real!
Steve, the proud atheist, is humbled and his heart is opened to his need for God This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - April 20, 2026: Hardened Heart
Steve shares his early years of battling with pride of mind, being a zealous evangelist for atheism. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - April 17, 2026: You Can Be a Saint!
Sean exhorts us to believe and embrace our call to be saints. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - April 16, 2026: The Sufferings of St. Joan and St. Therese
Sean presents surprising parallels in the spiritual journey of these two extraordinary women. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - April 15, 2026: The Moment of Complete Conversion
Sean presents moving accounts of the deep conversion of St. Therese and St. Joan. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - April 14, 2026: The Little Way
Sean begins to weave together the beautiful story of the lives of St. Therese of Lisieux and St. Joan of Arc. This is a public episode. If you would like to…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - April 13, 2026: Sean’s Testimony
Sean shares his life-transforming encounter with power of the Holy Spirit as a High Schooler. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - April 10, 2026: No Salvation Through Anyone Else
St. Peter makes clear that all stand in need of salvation, both Jew and Gentile, and that Jesus is the only Savior of the world. This is a public episode. If…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - April 9, 2026: You Killed Him, God Raised Him
St. Peter’s fearless proclamation of the central truths of the Gospel This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - April 8, 2026: Save Yourselves!
St. Peter brings the message of salvation to the Jewish People. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - April 07, 2026: He Opened Their Minds
Jesus opens the scriptures to the apostles, revealing the true mission and destiny of the Messiah. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - April 06, 2026: Born Anew to a Living Hope
The difference the resurrection makes in this life. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - April 03, 2026: The Love of Christ Conquers
Love wins! But what is the nature of the love that wins? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - April 02, 2026: The Graces of Holy Thursday
The Catholic Church worldwide remembers the Last Supper and celebrates the gift of the Eucharist. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - April 01, 2026: Jesus Reveals His Heart
What does Jesus want the whole world to know about his death on the cross? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - March 31, 2026: Our Enemy
What are we up against? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - March 30, 2026: : Why Did He Die
Jesus’ first motive in offering his life for the salvation of the world. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - March 27, 2026: Unless You Believe That I Am
What do you believe about Jesus? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - March 26, 2026: Your Father is the Devil
The battle between Jesus and the religious leaders reaches its peak This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - March 25, 2026: Born of a Woman
Our Blessed Mother is the quintessential disciple This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - March 24, 2026: Do What Pleases Him
St. Paul helps us understand the nature and depth of our decision to live as disciples of Jesus. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - March 23, 2026: Now is the Time of Decision
As we approach Holy Week the Lord is leading all of us to a deeper point of decision. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - March 20, 2026: How do I receive and grow in the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit?
Learning how to cooperate with the work of the Holy Spirit within us. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - March 19, 2026: The Fruits of the Spirit
Jesus commands us to abide in him so that we might bear fruit that will last. How is that fruit produced in us? This is a public episode. If you would like to…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - March 18, 2026: The Works of the Flesh
St. Paul provides a vivid description of the sin-sick condition of the human heart apart from Christ. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - March 17, 2026: Reordering of Our Loves
The Holy Spirit gives us a new heart, giving us a new power and a new capacity to love like Jesus loves. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss…
Fire on the EarthFire on the Earth - March 16, 2026: We Are No Longer Slaves
Understanding the transformation Jesus has worked in us. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to…